Jason O C wrote: |
Stephen. On the subject of the necessity of padding under mail to help with blunt force. The human body can be conditioned to receive very hard blows without taking serious injury. Think of professional Muay Thai fighters. These guys can kick ridiculously hard, possibly as hard as a sword blow, and yet they can take dozens of hits on a regular basis. If I remember correctly, King's Mirror advises young knights to spar with sword and shield at least once a day. I'm sure that after years of daily sparring, a knight's body would be well used blunt force. Just some food for thought. |
If you try to do this, you'd die. Seriously. A blunt sword -- even a light wooden one with thick "safe" edges -- concentrates the force of its blow over a much smaller area than any fist, foot, knee, or elbow. A hit that merely bruises with a fist or foot would break bones with a blunt sword, and one strong enough to knock the opponent out with an unarmed blow would simply crush their skull with a weapon, leaving them dead or crippled for life.